Church groups all over the country are preparing for mission trips to Mexico.They are crossing the border despite the violence that continues -- much of it connected to the country's drug war.Some trips include teenagers."It was a big decision because the mom part of me is nervous about him going," Debbie Freeman said.Freeman has opted to allow her son, Christopher, to head to Ensenada, Mexico on a church mission.Christopher says he understands his mom's concerns."The safety can be an issue," he told KCRA 3.Christopher said a representative from the Mexican consulate visited Centerpoint Community Church in Roseville to talk about trip safety.As groups prepare to head out, the U.S. State Department has issued travel warnings for specific regions, based on recent violence.At Bayside Church in Roseville, representatives say they don't know of any parents pulling their kids out.In fact, a group of more than 800 is going.Representatives with the church say the group will be 45 minutes outside of Mexicali, and that in the 17 years they've taken the trip, they've never had a safety issue.

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (KCRA) —

Church groups all over the country are preparing for mission trips to Mexico.

They are crossing the border despite the violence that continues -- much of it connected to the country's drug war.

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Some trips include teenagers.

"It was a big decision because the mom part of me is nervous about him going," Debbie Freeman said.

Freeman has opted to allow her son, Christopher, to head to Ensenada, Mexico on a church mission.

Christopher says he understands his mom's concerns.

"The safety can be an issue," he told KCRA 3.

Christopher said a representative from the Mexican consulate visited Centerpoint Community Church in Roseville to talk about trip safety.

As groups prepare to head out, the U.S. State Department has issued travel warnings for specific regions, based on recent violence.

At Bayside Church in Roseville, representatives say they don't know of any parents pulling their kids out.

In fact, a group of more than 800 is going.

Representatives with the church say the group will be 45 minutes outside of Mexicali, and that in the 17 years they've taken the trip, they've never had a safety issue.